WINSTON SALEM, NC – The Early College of Forsyth is a small public high school located on the campus of the Forsyth Technical Community College. They offer a unique program in which students begin taking college courses in their freshman year alongside their high school coursework. After four years, they are able to graduate with both a …
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Bear Valley Middle School
ESCONDIDO, CA – Raymundo Rodriguez teaches the 6th through 8th grade Bear Academy advisory class in this public middle school. He approached the JW Foundation through our book donation program with an interest in developing a program to motivate and inspire underperforming students who struggle with behavior and academic issues in school. He plans to …
Bettie F Williams Elementary School
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Chad Gangwer, a fourth grade teacher at this school serving 400 fourth and fifth grade students, has developed a faculty book discussion group with a small group of colleagues. Currently, the group is reading the book in segments, responding to a series of discussion questions, and talking about learning theory, the …
ACE Charter Middle School
San Jose, CA – Adisa Banjoko, founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation, is bringing the HHCF methodology to this charter middle school in the California Bay Area. Through his position as a chess instructor and physical education teacher, Banjoko plans to teach his students skills and strategies that will not only help them play …
Redmond Proficiency Academy
Redmond, OR – Redmond Proficiency Academy is a charter school serving students in the 6th through 12th grades. Their mission is to provide students with a proficiency-based education in a personalized learning environment through the creation of learning opportunities that are aligned to state, national, and industry standards. They value the individuality of their students …
NYU Wrestling
NEW YORK, NY – Gene Kobilansky, the assistant wrestling coach at New York University, has implemented an Art of Learning based mindset-training curriculum with his athletes with an aim to develop resilience and an incremental approach to wrestling and learning in general. “Our goal is to instill a love of learning and a focus on …